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Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Tuesdays

Sale of Tuesday, July 21, 2026

769 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (276)

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $337.82/cwt -14.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,713/hd at 507 lb · 31 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $392.09/cwt -20.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,459/hd at 372 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $377.13/cwt -19.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,561/hd at 414 lb · 20 head
Carnesville, GA 5-weight heifers at $330/cwt are near the bottom of the state, $29/cwt below the GA average ($359) and $42/cwt under Ashburn, GA ($372). The class is down $29 from its early July peak of $384/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 769 849 973
Feeder cattle 595 596 765
Slaughter cattle 79 155 110
Replacement cattle 95 98 98

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers mostly steady, feeder bulls and heifers steady to 5.00 lower, all replacements mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,537 —
325 325 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,560 —
350–385 372 9 400.00–450.00 $430.96 $1,603 -19.04
400–440 406 7 390.00–430.00 $405.96 $1,648 -24.04
460–490 482 13 370.00–415.00 $393.91 $1,899 -19.92
500–540 522 13 350.00–390.00 $371.64 $1,940 -28.89
555–590 573 10 330.00–360.00 $347.62 $1,992 -34.88
660–695 675 6 310.00–325.00 $319.01 $2,153 -12.83
700–740 714 5 290.00–320.00 $301.85 $2,155 -26.95
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 467.50 $467.50 $1,660 —
405–440 429 6 445.00–465.00 $452.24 $1,940 +5.95
460 460 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,978 -12.11
500 500 2 395.00–415.00 $405.00 $2,025 -15.00
555–595 563 5 370.00–390.00 $379.86 $2,139 -33.36
650–660 655 2 330.00–335.00 $332.52 $2,178 -23.73
740 740 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,405 -25.00
750–760 753 4 320.00–322.50 $320.63 $2,414 -15.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,120 +30.00
370–395 383 4 350.00–385.00 $368.74 $1,412 -21.26
405–410 408 2 320.00–340.00 $329.94 $1,346 -50.06
480 480 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,704 +60.19
500–530 517 3 300.00–330.00 $316.52 $1,636 -48.48
740 740 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,591 —
765 765 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,912 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,320 -40.00
280 280 2 460.00–510.00 $485.00 $1,358 +17.94
300–340 323 7 430.00–460.00 $453.36 $1,464 +12.27
360–390 372 27 370.00–425.00 $392.09 $1,459 -20.22
400–430 414 20 360.00–390.00 $377.13 $1,561 -19.52
460–490 478 15 315.00–355.00 $336.31 $1,608 -41.74
500–540 507 31 320.00–357.50 $337.82 $1,713 -14.31
550–580 556 16 300.00–330.00 $320.51 $1,782 -8.32
600–640 617 6 300.00–320.00 $314.05 $1,938 +13.46
650–690 666 6 280.00–310.00 $300.20 $1,999 +4.08
760 760 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,672 -82.45
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 257 3 540.00–570.00 $556.43 $1,430 +8.82
300–315 308 3 490.00–535.00 $515.30 $1,587 +16.88
360–370 363 3 440.00–460.00 $448.26 $1,627 -6.74
400–405 403 6 395.00–405.00 $398.31 $1,605 -38.51
460–470 463 4 365.00–380.00 $373.08 $1,727 -33.17
550–590 572 5 335.00–365.00 $344.69 $1,972 -33.75
600–615 610 3 322.50–325.00 $324.18 $1,977 -3.35
655–675 665 4 315.00–320.00 $317.46 $2,111 -1.79
700–710 703 4 310.00–315.00 $311.88 $2,193 —
750–765 756 4 280.00–310.00 $296.31 $2,240 -18.80
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,218 +20.00
300 300 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,245 —
350–380 359 5 340.00–410.00 $377.60 $1,356 —
400–440 417 11 320.00–350.00 $337.09 $1,406 -10.41
455 455 3 270.00–300.00 $290.00 $1,320 —
500–505 503 2 260.00–300.00 $279.90 $1,408 —
580 580 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,450 —
605 605 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,634 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 530.00 $530.00 $1,166 —
260 260 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,300 ±0.00
300–320 312 6 420.00–450.00 $435.67 $1,359 -63.80
360–380 368 14 370.00–440.00 $413.53 $1,522 -30.01
400–445 409 19 350.00–425.00 $392.00 $1,603 -44.61
460–480 470 12 320.00–370.00 $360.11 $1,693 -43.29
500–540 522 15 300.00–355.00 $336.04 $1,754 -36.49
555–590 570 11 300.00–330.00 $315.80 $1,800 -12.38
600–625 615 14 280.00–320.00 $311.87 $1,918 +0.70
650–690 666 5 250.00–300.00 $278.95 $1,858 -32.48
700 700 5 250.00–265.00 $259.00 $1,813 -35.84
775–785 780 2 255.00–270.00 $262.45 $2,047 -27.40
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 323 4 470.00–490.00 $480.23 $1,551 -43.88
360 360 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,656 -34.42
430 430 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,892 -21.23
450–470 456 10 390.00–430.00 $417.85 $1,905 -26.78
520 520 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,950 -27.39
560–590 576 8 335.00–355.00 $344.84 $1,986 -15.13
625 625 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,031 —
650 650 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,112 —
700–725 715 3 285.00–300.00 $291.75 $2,086 -30.75
765–770 768 2 275.00–280.00 $277.49 $2,131 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 2 350.00–400.00 $375.97 $1,214 +32.69
370 370 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,295 +6.16
400–440 427 3 300.00–315.00 $304.69 $1,301 -46.57
460 460 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,380 -39.95
520–535 528 3 215.00–280.00 $251.51 $1,328 -48.49
555 555 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,498 -30.00
625 625 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,531 —
775 775 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,744 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1165 986 80-85% 5 170.00–179.00 $173.21 $1,708 —
950–1325 1146 80-85% 18 180.00–194.00 $184.75 $2,117 —
1130–1300 1191 80-85% 11 196.00–208.00 $202.30 $2,409 +29.26
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1005 919 85-90% 5 145.00–160.00 $151.53 $1,393 —
895–1110 968 85-90% 6 170.00–183.00 $177.86 $1,722 +8.23
1140 1140 85-90% 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,961 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1500 1459 75-80% 7 190.00–199.00 $194.21 $2,834 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 1 189.00 $189.00 $2,107 —
1275–1570 1468 6 205.00–216.00 $211.70 $3,108 —
1335–2050 1654 4 220.00–233.00 $227.77 $3,767 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1380 1110 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 1,800.00–2,600.00 $2,249.74
945–1900 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,800.00–2,200.00 $1,994.00
960–1685 1246 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 19 2,275.00–3,250.00 $2,768.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1175 1097 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,500.00–2,725.00 $2,580.36
1160–1355 1242 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,750.00–3,200.00 $3,011.14
1220–1765 1429 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 3,300.00–4,000.00 $3,480.68
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
880 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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Price trend

high 497.15 low 324.86 Jul 2025 Jul 2026

450–499 lb Medium and Large 2 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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